Jan 15, 2011

Panama - Belize

Copa Centroamericana

This bet is based purely on quality difference. Panama might not be a great team, even for CONCACAF standards, but they are at least one class above Belize in terms of class. Even at club level, Panama has better performances than teams from Belize, and their player are also better. Moreover, they have a few players in this tournament that are playing abroad, in some pretty strong leagues (compared to their local leagues): defender and captain Felipe Baloy (plays in Mexico for Santos Laguna), midfielder Gabriel Gomez (plays in Cyprus), strikers Blas Perez (Club Leon from Mexico) and Luis Renteria (Universitario from Peru), plus a few other players that are active in the Colombian league. They also managed some good results in 2010, beating some higher profile teams, like Venezuela (2-1) and Peru (1-0). Belize's players belong mostly to the local league, which is among the poorest of the CONCACAF, with only a few players acting abroad, in leagues like Honduras. Their recent record isn't encouraging at all, losing 2-4 to Guatemala and 1-4 to El Salvador, in the 2009 edition of this tournament. I see a clear advantage for Panama here, and I'm expecting several goals tonight. GL!

over 3 goals @ 2.00, 3/10
Result: 2-0, LOST

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